* Tom Kaulitz, Guitarist / Songwriter / Producer of Tokio Hotel

In an indepth interview with American Songwriter, Simon discusses the craft of songwriting with music Journalist, Tom Moon.

* American Singer / Songwriter, Tom Russell sang a cover of the song with Eliza Gilkyson and Joe Ely for his 2004 album, Indians Cowboys Horses and Dogs.

" Rocky Mountain Oysters ," Songwriter Dwight Lakey's ( ASCAP ) song about rocky mountain oysters, © 2007 Brown Barn Publishing & Dwight Lakey, Danville, VT & Julesburg CO ; All Rights Reserved.

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In Canada, Indo-Canadian musicians include Dave ' Brownsound ' Baksh ( a former Sum 41 guitarist now forming his own band, Brown Brigade ); percussionist Safwan Javed ( of the pop-rock trio, Wide Mouth Mason ); Raj Ramayya Singer, Songwriter ( The Beautiful Losers, Bhang Lassi ) bassist, vocalist, and producer Chin Injeti ( formerly of the trio, Bass is Base ); Ian D ' Sa ( of Billy Talent ); and Ashwin Sood ( drummer ( husband of Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan )).

Songwriter Eden Ahbez wrote a hit song called Nature Boy inspired by Robert Bootzin ( Gypsy Boots ), who helped popularize health-consciousness, yoga, and organic food in the United States.

* Singer / Songwriter Johnny Cash wrote a song titled " Belshazar ", based on the Biblical story.

Songwriter Richie Cordell wrote ( or co-wrote ) and produced many of the group's hits, among them the classic good-timing " I Think We're Alone Now ", " Mirage ", and " Mony Mony ".

Songwriter and fellow Anglican Pacifist Fellowship member Sue Gilmurray wrote a song in Brittain's memory, titled " Vera ".

In the mid-nineties Producer / Songwriter Richard Mazda wrote and produced a record, Revenge of The Funky Drummer, which was Clyde's first solo record.

Johnson also proved to be a successful writer of print when he wrote " The Solo Performer " columns for the magazine Performing Songwriter from 1993 through 1998.

Songwriter Johnny Rzeznik has been quoted as saying he broke several years of writer's block and several years of sobriety simultaneously the night he wrote this track.

" When I wrote ' Only the Good Die Young ', the point of the song wasn't so much anti-Catholic as pro-lust ," Joel told Performing Songwriter magazine.

Songwriter David Mead wrote his song " Élodie " about her.

Dierks has been quoted by American Songwriter explaining Home. He confesses, “ I wrote too many songs.

Songwriter Neko Oikawa wrote the lyrics.

Dallas Holm, Christian Singer / Songwriter and 2 time Dove Award Winner, who wrote the Award Winning song, " Rise Again ", about the resurrection of Jesus Christ and numerous other songs.

Songwriter Mike Brady, of " Up There Cazaly " fame, penned an updated version of the song in 1999 complete with a new verse arrangement, but it was not well received.

In an interview with American Songwriter Matt Slocum describes the song: “ While driving and listening to the radio, an old favorite song inspires a man to reminisce about an old relationship born from a road trip.

Songwriter Bob Hartman, credits Norman and his 1972 song " Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?

* In 2007, Songwriter Will Stratton released a song named after the town on his first album.

* Bob Ferguson, RCA Record Producer and Songwriter, known famously for his song " On the Wings of a Dove " that was recorded first by Ferlin Husky in the early 1960s.

* Bob Ferguson, RCA Record Producer and Songwriter, known famously for his song " On the Wings of a Dove " that was recorded first by Ferlin Husky in the early 1960s.

Songwriter Rufus Wainwright uses the crotales to percussive effect in his song " Beauty Mark ," from his self-titled debut album in 1998.

Songwriter Andy Partridge has said of the song: " Right, well, Brainiac is the character in the Superman comics, the evil genius with the green skin and the sort of lightbulb screwed in his head.

* Dick Farrelly Songwriter most famous for his song, The " Isle of Innisfree ", 1952 hit for Bing Crosby and theme of the film, " The Quiet Man ".

He appeared on the b-side to Vic Reeves and The Wonderstuff's UK 1991 number one hit " Dizzy ", performing saxophone on " Oh, Mr Songwriter " ( based around " Vic Reeves Big Night Out " TV show end theme song ).

* Songwriter Paul Kelly's song ' Leaps and Bounds ' mentions Richmond's ' clock on the silo ', otherwise known as the Nylex Clock.

Songwriter Johnny Mercer credited a Father Divine sermon for inspiring the title of his song " Accentuate the Positive ".

Songwriter Bert Russell felt Spector had ruined the song, and went out to show Spector how the song should be done.

Songwriter Johnny Mercer credited a Father Divine sermon for inspiring the title of his song " Accentuate the Positive ".

* American Songwriter Allen Toussaint uses the rhyme as the basis for his song " Rain Rain Go Away ," as performed by Lee Dorsey on the 1966 album " The New Lee Dorsey ".

* One on One ( One Songwriter, One Instrument ), a Spiritone Records compilation album including a song by Ralston Bowles

Songwriter Joaquín Sabina dedicated him the song Menos dos alas, included in his latest album Vinagre y Rosas.

Songwriter Stephen Foster lived in the area for a while, and Bradford County's Camptown is immortalized in his song Camptown Races.

* Jonathan Edwards: Singer / Songwriter, best known for his hit Sunshine

* John J. Conte Jr. American Grammy Award Winner-Artist Singer Songwriter ( born jan 13 1984 in Brooklyn New York )

Songwriter David Fenton explains: " Turning Japanese is all the clichés about angst and youth and turning into something you didn't expect to.

* Tucker: The Man and His Dream ( 1988, Add ' l Composer ( Music Score ) / Songwriter )

In a recent interview with American Songwriter Chris Hillman explained that, “ The greatest legacy of the Flying Burrito Brothers and Gram is we were the alternative country band.

Songwriter Joe Melson, an acquaintance of Orbison's, tapped on his car window one day in Texas in 1958 and the two decided to try to write some songs together.

Twain has won five Grammy Awards and 27 BMI Songwriter awards.

In an interview with American Songwriter, Coyne stated that " Since we were releasing music every month, we thought it would be a little bit boring for us each month to say ‘ Well here ’ s four more Flaming Lips songs.

It also won Shacklock the EMI Songwriter of the Year award.

Songwriter Allan Eshuijs described his staff writer contract at Universal Music Publishing as a " starter deal ", the success from which eventually allowed him to found his own publishing company so that he could " keep as much as possible and say how it ’ s going to be done.

2000 ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Darrell Scott, who has written hit songs for the Dixie Chicks, Travis Tritt, Brad Paisley, Patty Loveless, and many others, was born in London.

* Songwriter Peter Sinfield, founding member and lyricist for progressive rock act King Crimson, currently resides in Aldeburgh.

Slipstream has been praised as " her best album in years and one of the best of her 40-year career " by American Songwriter Magazine.

* Donna Summer-Singer / Songwriter ; lived, and died, on Manasota Key.

Songwriter Irving Berlin and bandleader Paul Whiteman made down payments on property, but did not build homes.

Songwriter and founder of the band Neil Hannon has often claimed that both the film and book had a profound influence on much of his work and cites them as all-time favourites.

* eden ahbez ( 1908 – 1995 ), Songwriter and mystic, lived in Chanute in his youth as George McGrew.

* Trey Hill, Grammy-nominated Guitarist, Songwriter and Producer.

Songwriter Stephen Foster, his wife Jane McDowell, and their daughter Marion lived briefly in Warren.

* Levi Rhodes, Country Music Singer / Songwriter and Cowboy.

* Joe Diffie-Country Singer / Songwriter.